The Latest Politically-Incorrect Insult
July 2, 2018
As the Fourth of July approaches an emailer writes to say how offended he is by the word “firecracker.” As a proud redneck (disparaged as “crackers” by some), he prefers “firecaucasian”). Will the hyper-PC university world pay attention to him and adopt his suggested addition to their campus speech codes?
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.

